First Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 356pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, light crease to spine and top corner of front cover. (15/3).

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Title

Essays in the History of Youth and Community Work - Discovering the Past

Publisher

Russell House Publishing Ltd, Dorset

Publication Date

2009

Language

English

ISBN 10

1905541457

ISBN 13

9781905541454

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

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Synopsis

For over 200 years, youth and community social workers have used various methods of practice, which continue to be recognizable and distinct. Leading practitioners have exercised considerable influence upon the social and organizational policies which helped shape welfare structures in Europe and the US. This history has important lessons to reveal in terms of current policy initiatives and the relationship between practice and policy-making. Sadly, the loss of historical memory has condemned successive generations of youth and community workers to continuously recreate theory and practice without the advantage of learning from previous successes and failures. This book draws out some of the lessons of the past so as to inform present practice. It makes an important contribution to the maintenance of the distinctive professional identity of youth and community work, helping to restore it to its place alongside the related welfare professions of social work and teaching.

About the Author

Ruth Gilchrist is Education, Training and Development Officer at UK Youth and member of the Editorial Board of the journal Youth and Policy. Tony Jeffs and Jean Spence teach in the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University and are members of the Editorial Board of the journal Youth and Policy. Joyce A. Walker teaches at Center for 4-H and Community Youth Development, University of Minnesota.

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